Strictinin is a type of polyphenol with molecular formula C27H22O18 that is found in tea, cloves, guava, Japanese alder, and coast beefwood, among others. In a tea leaf, strictinin...
The Taste Of Tea Stay Calm
I’ve been wanting to taste a GABA tea but they aren’t easy to find, at least not outside Asia. Luckily, I received a sample of Stay Calm, a GABA...
Pairing Japanese Green Tea With Food
Have you ever paired wine with food? You can do the same with tea. There are different ways to pair Japanese green tea with food, as we’ll see next....
GABA in Tea
GABA, short for γ-Aminobutyric acid, is an important inhibitory neurotransmitter (meaning that it calms nervous activity). It is also found in plants, and the tea plant is one of...
Takeo Tea Farm Organic Oolong
First of all I want to thank Geoffrey of the Steep Stories blog. He sent me some rare Japanese teas as a gift, and this is one of them....
The Everything Healthy Tea Book (Book Review)
I learned about this book from Nicole Martin of Tea For Me Please. She reviewed this book on her blog a couple of months ago. The Everything Healthy Tea...
Roasting Gyokuro
Today I’ll be doing something very uncommon, but curiosity knows no bounds 🙂 It all began when I opened a package of gyokuro that was very old, 3 years...
Sugimoto America Houjicha Powder
At this year’s World Tea Expo I received a houjicha powder sample from Sugimoto America. It’s very interesting because I had never seen houjicha in powdered form. Houjicha powder...
Tea and Wine: A Comparison
Are you a wine enthusiast? Tea and wine are very similar. If you like one, there’s a high chance that you will enjoy the other one as well. In...
Podcast 018: Tealet
Elyse Petersen is well known in the tea industry. She is the founder of Tealet, a tea company that aims to narrow the gap between tea producers and tea...
Aiya Matcha to Go
Matcha to Go is the latest tea from Aiya. By combining matcha with dietary fiber, this matcha can be prepared without the need of whisking or even hot water....
Podcast 017: Aiya America
In this episode I interview James Oliveira of Aiya America. Aiya is the largest producer of matcha in the world. I first met James at the World Tea Expo,...